Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to " July 4th Holiday Closing "

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.64/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$145.64

201 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$41.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.72

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	621	146.58	911	193
Medium and Large 2-3	494	125.50	620	7thin
Small 1-2	755	105.00	793	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.58/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale201 hd

145.64

—

KY average21 barns · 3,486 hd

138.92

+6.72

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,557	91.05	1,418	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,251	62.17	778	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	51.00	544	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	946	50.49	477	11

Every lot, as filed

67 lots · USDA AMS · Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	117.99/cwt	106.00–124.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	129.84/cwt	122.50–132.00	426	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	114.14/cwt	109.00–117.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	127.81/cwt	122.00–130.00	369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	577	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	148.10/cwt	138.00–158.00	692	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	140.81/cwt	126.00–148.00	756	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	158.38/cwt	148.00–163.00	665	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	118.66/cwt	113.00–124.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	136.51/cwt	136.00–137.00	849	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.37/cwt	129.00–143.00	774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	157.97/cwt	154.00–160.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	93.34/cwt	89.00–97.50	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	139.77/cwt	137.50–142.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	125.24/cwt	115.00–131.00	646	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	127.72/cwt	120.00–132.00	605	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	122.48/cwt	119.00–125.00	707	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	131.34/cwt	124.00–138.00	486	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	130.44/cwt	126.00–141.00	560	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,029	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	895	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,384	1
Bulls	—	—	1,554	91.81/cwt	87.50–96.50	1,427	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	66.45/cwt	64.00–69.00	872	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	56.36/cwt	50.00–61.00	569	7
Bulls	—	—	1,580	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,343	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	40.23/cwt	38.00–43.00	335	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,209	59.17/cwt	54.00–66.50	715	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	51.00/cwt	47.50–54.00	544	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,280	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	970	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,790	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,381	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,118	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	854.58/cwt	800.00–910.00	11,152	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	910	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	5,870	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	122.47/cwt	112.00–128.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	135.55/cwt	131.00–140.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,100	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	799	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,026	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	153.32/cwt	140.00–159.00	708	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	154.08/cwt	142.00–158.00	792	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	148.81/cwt	136.00–154.00	857	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	145.19/cwt	134.00–149.00	918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	160.67/cwt	158.00–169.00	699	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	149.54/cwt	140.00–160.00	550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	135.80/cwt	134.00–137.00	997	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	118.77/cwt	117.50–120.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	109.45/cwt	106.00–113.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	123.28/cwt	121.00–125.50	419	2

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Wed Jul 10, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 495Last week 348Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 20Year ago 0

No trends due to " July 4th Holiday Closing "

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	106.00–124.00	117.99
7	—	328	122.50–132.00	129.84
5	—	669	109.00–117.00	114.14
4	—	289	122.00–130.00	127.81
1	—	870	93.00	93.00
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
28	—	516	115.00–131.00	125.24
26	—	474	120.00–132.00	127.72
21	—	577	119.00–125.00	122.48
12	—	370	124.00–138.00	131.34
11	—	429	126.00–141.00	130.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	102.50	102.50
4	—	375	117.50–120.00	118.77
2	—	573	106.00–113.00	109.45
2	—	340	121.00–125.50	123.28
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	91.00	91.00
1	—	560	103.00	103.00
1	—	370	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	135.00	135.00
2	—	412	139.00	139.00
1	—	559	119.00	119.00
1	—	315	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	467	138.00–158.00	148.10
11	—	537	126.00–148.00	140.81
7	—	420	148.00–163.00	158.38
6	—	709	113.00–124.00	118.66
6	—	622	136.00–137.00	136.51
5	—	572	129.00–143.00	135.37
5	—	380	154.00–160.00	157.97
3	—	835	105.00	105.00
3	—	665	125.00–132.00	127.37
2	—	920	89.00–97.50	93.34
2	—	288	137.50–142.00	139.77
2	—	240	137.50–140.00	138.75
1	—	895	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	112.00–128.00	122.47
2	—	607	120.00	120.00
2	—	485	131.00–140.00	135.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	803	137.00	137.00
25	—	519	154.00	154.00
10	—	749	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	462	140.00–159.00	153.32
16	—	514	142.00–158.00	154.08
15	—	576	136.00–154.00	148.81
12	—	632	134.00–149.00	145.19
12	—	435	158.00–169.00	160.67
9	—	368	140.00–160.00	149.54
5	—	734	134.00–137.00	135.80
1	—	805	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	402	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	645.00	645.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	525.00	525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	800.00–910.00	854.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,554	87.50–96.50	91.81
1	—	1,580	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,312	64.00–69.00	66.45
10	—	1,209	54.00–66.50	59.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,010	50.00–61.00	56.36
4	—	833	38.00–43.00	40.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,067	47.50–54.00	51.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle